[SFS] 1-00: Claim to Salvation (GM Blake's Table B) (Inactive)

Game Master Blake's Tiger

Game Day VI Starfinder Society Special

Discussion thread for: qwerty1971, edwardsobel, djpika, Magabeus, d'Eon, Zahariel

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The pregens have arrived here

I would like to play with Quig

1-00: Claim to Salvation involves Starship combat. If you've read the Starfinder Starship Combat rules, you know that each round is done in phases with each side taking a type of action each phase. Translating it directly to PbP would potentially cause starship combat to take an inordinate amount of time. Therefore, I am going to playtest a sort of pre-rolling modification. It does allow you to get a bit more meta than you probably should be able to be, but I hope it will make things flow much easier.

I should have the final test version ready before we enter starship combat.

Hello

Checking in! Just got my book today, I'm pouring over it and boy do I like what I see!

Checking in. Was looking to play Altronus, the Solarion if that's okay.

Zahariel here! Unless the role has been covered and there's a need for a different character, I'd like to play a technomancer. This would be my character, I'll be filling in the stats this afternoon.

The Special requires play with pregens, but you could play Raia.

I have not had the chance to look at the book, since downloading the pdf was giving me issues over the weekend (probably cause everyone was downloading it.)

anyway I am good with any character. just want to really learn the new rules as I go.

assuming all level 1 pregens?

Level 4 actually. Has anyone grabbed Obo?

I will try Quig, he looks interesting.

I believe Magabeus has chosen Quig.

Yep! Quig is mine!

The Special requires play with pregens, but you could play Raia.

Cool beans! I'd like that. Could I still apply the credit to this character? I've just never played a a pregen before.

So? Edward can just play Onda Fritz, Quig's evil twin brother who is statistically the same as Quig aside form his being left-handed, and his inexplicable love of Marmite.

It could be like playing a PFS game with all Harsks! Or "Harsk-mode".

Man that's Harsk!

Yes, you assign the credit to a character at the beginning. Then you have two options when you play a pre-generated character.

1. The assigned character holds the Chronicle until he/she reaches the minimum level on the Chronicle (in this case, 3rd level).

2. The assigned character downgrades the Chronicle to level 1 and applies it immediately, but you get less money reward (XP and Fame rewards stay the same).

oh well, on quig, I play pretty much anyone really. so who is left?

I think Keskodai, Nevasi, and Iseph.

I'll go with Nevasi

You all can go ahead and sign up on slide #2 (Cast of Characters) on the map link above.

This is Magabeus' pregen

I'll take Keskodai then. Given that we're running pre-gens, do you want us to create chars to post as or just use our main nick?

What ever you're most comfortable with, in this case, is fine.

FYI: Currently in preparations for a hurricane to hit here in Texas, so posting may be spotty over the next day or two.

Noted. Thank you for the heads-up.

The Pegasus' capabilities have been added to the handout slides.

Ship navigation lights are in play: red = port (left), green = starboard (right). The arrow point is the forward/facing point of the ship. Blue arrow ship is you.

You can change your roles each round of ship combat, but you must change before the Engineering Phase. For our purposes, you choose your roll when you make your pre-rolls, which I will explain later.

There can be only ONE Captain.

There can be only ONE Pilot.

There can be only as many Gunners as there are weapons (4 in this case)

There can be any number of Engineers (minimum 0).

There can be any number of Science Officers (minimum 0).

It has been 72 hours with no Gameplay response from Zahariel or djpika.

I will be PMing them to give them 24 more hours before replacing them. If anyone knows them well enough to know if they live in the hurricane path, let me know.

I do not know them... sorry

Also if possible I think Nevasi would make a good pilot.

Hey Quig, I think your stats re for level 1 instead of 4.

Quig's individual L4 file is broken, I recall. Use the Mechanic All Levels file.

djpika here. Sorry about that; I checked the board Friday but forgot to yesterday. Is it safe to assume the crowd was introduced to Keskodai on the ship as the assigned healer? Not sure where you want him to jump in.

Welcome back. It is safe to assume so, yes. Jump in right where we are.

Hey Quig, I think your stats re for level 1 instead of 4.

Thanks, I updated my profile.

Greetings all.

I have to apologize for being absent during the weekend. Last Friday there was a teacher's union strike in my city and things got violent. I was on my way to the bus station after work and was held up by some of the rioters, they hit me and took my backpack with my laptop in it. I'm alright now, but had a couple of really bad days.

I'd like to jump right in the action, if you would still have me.

I'm sorry for what you've gone through.

And, yes, your spot is still yours, so please, jump right in.

Going to assume that Navasi will take the pilot seat, so Altronus will likely take the forward guns. Will work up a post when I get home.

I have a quick question, how do boons and chronicle sheets work for online play?

I have the Welcome to Starfinder Boon (link), and I think I have to apply it to my first Starfinder character. Since Assidur is my 35598-701, how do I apply it to him? Blake, would you be able to sign it after we finish the adventure?

Thanks!

I think since we are using pre-gen's that does not apply in this scenario

I have a quick question, how do boons and chronicle sheets work for online play?

I have the Welcome to Starfinder Boon (link), and I think I have to apply it to my first Starfinder character. Since Assidur is my 35598-701, how do I apply it to him? Blake, would you be able to sign it after we finish the adventure?

Thanks!

Sure. I'll download a copy and fill it out.

Remind me if I forget.

Edward is correct that for this scenario, you can't apply boons to the pre-generated character (e.g. you're applying your Welcome Boon to your -701, not to the pregenerated sheet you're using), but you still earn them.

For online play, we usually transcribe the boon (often in spoilers) onto our character's profile. If you're audited, you usually scan and e-mail it to the GM. For example of when I might audit, if we were playing SFS 1-01 and you said that you were playing a Contemplative, I'd request you to scan and e-mail me your Charity Auction Boon (since only 2 exist) proving you had it and you had filled in your character/player information (showing that you had applied it to your character).

GM, as an FYI: scan ship for weapons gives the science officer the weapons in order, with the most PCU-using weapon first. In this case that happens to be the turret weapon (which uses 10 while the other 2 use 5).

Not meant as criticism, we are all learning the system.

Ah, so it does. Turret is a flak thrower, range 5 and damage 3d4. ...and "forget" you know about the aft laser.

I apologize for letting the day get away from me. I'll try to update early tomorrow.

Don't worry GM!

No worries... real life happens...

Some illness got a hold of me, I expect to be back in a few days

I too have been sick last couple of days. better now (I hope)

I had to take my son to the ED--he'll be OK--but I should get a post in today.